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Washing machine

US10513817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2016
Grant dateDec 24, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B40/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, an outer tub, an inner tub configured to receive laundry and provided in the outer tub so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis, a circulation nozzle to spray water into the inner tub, a circulation hose to guide water from the outer tub to the circulation nozzle, and a pump including a pump motor having variable speeds and an impeller configured to move water from the circulation hose to the circulation nozzle as the impeller is rotated by the pump motor.

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